Risto Surname
Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname
Risto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 317 | 1:253,960 | 27,423 |
| Finland | 216 | 1:25,448 | 3,505 |
| Albania | 202 | 1:14,426 | 2,588 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Indonesia | 191 | 1:692,404 | 53,816 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| Russia | 78 | 1:1,847,731 | 118,322 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| North Macedonia | 17 | 1:123,616 | 9,990 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Namibia | 11 | 1:219,036 | 9,886 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Ristò (1) are calculated separately.
Risto (51,940) may also be a first name.
Risto Demographics
Average Risto Salary in
United States
$52,598 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Risto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Risto (Hindi: रिस्टो, Russian: Ристо) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ristò. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 243,428th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,449,051 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Risto are found; 23 percent are found in Northern Europe and 21 percent are found in Scandinavia. Risto is also the 17,905th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 51,940 people.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 253,960. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 13 percent reside and Albania, where 12 percent reside.
Risto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Risto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Risto last name rose 472 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Risto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Risto surname are 14.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.36% being registered with the party.
The amount Risto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning 253,328 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning $52,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $48,051 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Risto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Risto in the Hindi language | ||
| रिस्टो | risto | - |
| Risto in the Russian language | ||
| Ристо | risto | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Risto
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